Welfare Advisor - Brighton, United Kingdom - Greater Brighton Metropolitan College

Greater Brighton Metropolitan College

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Brighton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Based at our Brighton East Campus

30 hours per week, 40 weeks per year term-time only

We are looking to appoint a Welfare Advisor to build capacity to provide small group work to support students with anxieties and existing safeguarding concerns to attend and engage in their learning.

Responsibilities to include:

To manage a caseload of students to offer support with their mental well being or safeguarding concerns.
To provide an holistic support service for students by working as part of the Student Services team and liaising with other specialists and supervisors as well as effectively collaborating with external agencies to ensure student needs are fully met.
Represent the College and participate in multiagency meetings.
Be a member of the safeguarding team and act as a duty safeguarding officer

You will require a Level 3 qualification or equivalent in a relevant youth services area, and it would also be desirable to hold a Level 3 qualification in counselling and a First Aid Certificate.

You should also have previous employment working with young people and it would be desirable to have had previous employment within an educational environment.

Other essential attributes and knowledge include the ability to manage the unpredictability of student needs/issues and effectively ascertain the potential risks to all parties, good working knowledge of associated youth services and other key agencies, knowledge of child protection legislation and working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

The working pattern for this role will be discussed at interview

The Chichester College Group has seven colleges, Anglia Examinations, First Steps Childcare Group, Chichester English School and 2,600 staff spread across West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. This makes us the largest college group in Sussex, providing high quality learning opportunities for over 25,000 students every year.

We offer generous pension schemes, hybrid working opportunities, college closure days over the Christmas period (which is not deducted from annual leave entitlement) plus the option to purchase up to 10 days additional leave, and discounts at onsite facilities such as gym membership and nursery fees at certain campuses.

Closing date: 20/8/2023

Interview date:
week commencing 29/8/23

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role._
We are an equal opportunities employer._